CanSino vaccine approved in Mexico has a minimum efficacy of 5%

The Chinese vaccine CanSino has been approved by the Secretariat of Health in Mexico for emergency use, however, its efficacy of up to 5% minimum is quite questionable, when other vaccines have an effectiveness of 75%, providing greater assurance to people that they are getting an antidote that will protect them against COVID-19. Last February […]

June 5, 2021

Get to know the best hidden places in San Diego

It's getting closer and closer for the border to open for non-essential travel and with it, thousands of people will cross either for shopping or sightseeing. So pay attention, these are some of the best hidden spots in San Diego. When it comes to hidden places in San Diego, there are very few left. What […]

June 5, 2021

Green traffic light for Baja California will be in effect on Monday

For the first time and after remaining in yellow traffic light for a long time, Baja California will change to green traffic light as of Monday, June 7, informed the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico. However, due to the number of cases and its positive trends, Mexicali will be the only […]

June 5, 2021

Let’s support on GoFoundMe journalist Wendy Fry known in Tijuana-San Diego

Without giving details, Wendy Fry shared on her social networks the loss of her 18 year old daughter Hanna Fry on May 31st. Wendy, who is known for her incredible and responsible journalism on the Tijuana-San Diego border, is looking for the strength to live without her daughter, while going through expenses such as medical […]

June 4, 2021

50-Mile Fun Bike Ride from Rosarito to Ensenada

The pandemic caused a number of events, conferences and activities to be cancelled or postponed. However, more than a year after the pandemic, the pandemic has subsided and many of these activities have been able to return to normal or a new normal. This is the case of the 50-Mile Fun Bike Ride or sometimes […]

June 4, 2021

Tijuana will receive more than 700 thousand vaccines from the U.S. for early border reopening

After it was reported that the United States will donate to Mexico one million vaccines from the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, specifically destined for the 40 municipalities bordering the United States, among them those located in Baja California; the head of the Secretariat of Health of this State, Alonso Pérez Rico, gave some details. […]

June 4, 2021

Elections 2021: Tijuana will have no “Ley Seca” (the prohibition of selling alcohol) this Sunday

As is well known, during election season, several states and municipalities in Mexico decide to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages for at least one day, also known as "Ley Seca", in order to maintain a healthy environment without violence or disturbances during the election day. For this year, Tijuana had not informed whether or […]

June 4, 2021

AMLO announces that vaccination will be intensified in border cities

This Thursday, Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, informed that the United States would send one million Johnson & Johnson brand vaccines to expedite vaccination in the country, in the same statement he shared that he will intensify vaccination in some States. The states he mentioned were Quintana Roo, Baja California Sur and all border […]

June 3, 2021

Ensenada could be the first municipality to reach the “new normal”

Despite the fact that COVID-19 infections still continue in Baja California, the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, said that the State seems to be in a plateau, because although Mexicali continues adding new cases, it shows negative tendencies, while Tijuana and Ensenada are going down, thus balancing the curve. As of yesterday, there are […]

June 3, 2021

With open borders up to 5 million Mexicans would be vaccinated in the U.S.

It is estimated that around half a million Mexicans have traveled to the United States to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. However, a possible reopening of the border this June 21 could increase the number to as many as 5 million Mexicans to be vaccinated in the neighboring country. According to the information platform Forbes […]

June 3, 2021

Vaccination began for Tijuanenses between 40-49 years of age

As reported Wednesday in this portal, Tijuana could start vaccinating adults between 40 and 49 years old this week . This Thursday, the head of the Secretariat of Health of Baja California, Alonso Pérez Rico, confirmed that starting Thursday, Tijuana residents in this age range will be able to attend the Government Center, also known […]

June 3, 2021

PAHO warns Mexico of COVID-19 outbreak due to 2021 Elections

This June 6, the 2021 electoral process will take place in Mexico, where citizens will go out to exercise their right to vote and elect governors, deputies, among other important political positions, but the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is not very convinced of the safety of holding elections in times of pandemic, so it […]

June 2, 2021

Tijuana residents 40-49 years old could be vaccinated against COVID-19 this week

The daily report of the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, was interrupted this Wednesday by a call from the federal government, where he was notified about a new shipment of vaccines that will arrive to Baja California and with which it is expected to begin the vaccination of 40-49 year olds in another of […]

June 2, 2021

UABC begins pilot program for face-to-face inter semester classes in Tijuana

Students at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) have not attended classes due to the pandemic since mid-March 2020 and in the case of freshmen, they have never attended school. However, this is about to change; Baja California has been in Yellow on the Epidemiological Traffic Light chart for some months now (with the […]

June 2, 2021

Sentri, Fast and Nexus renewal interviews may be conducted online

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to update and has prepared a pilot so that people who are part of the Trusted Traveler Program can renew their NEXUS, SENTRI and FAST documents from the comfort of their homes. This test will give eligible members the opportunity to complete the renewal process […]

June 1, 2021

Schools that open right now in Baja California are warned of being closed down

Baja California students are expected to return to the classroom in September, however, after the pilot test conducted by the Federal High School Lazaro Cardenas (PFLC) on May 31 in Tijuana, it was questioned whether the rest of the schools could do it. For his part, the head of the Secretariat of Health of the […]

June 1, 2021

Libertad among the 11 neighborhoods with more active cases by COVID-19 in Tijuana

Although Tijuana does not concentrate many active COVID-19 cases, compared to Mexicali, it is the municipality with the second highest number of active cases. As of Monday, there are a total of 358 active cases in Baja California, of which 246 are in Mexicali, 86 in Tijuana, 15 in Ensenada, five in San Felipe, three […]

June 1, 2021

The exhibition “Fantasía Moral” by Japanese artist Shinpei Takeda arrives in Tijuana

Shinpei Takeda is a Japanese artist who lives in Tijuana, and who next Saturday, June 5, will exhibit his art-installation works with his show "Moral Fantasy", at the Tijuana Cultural Center (Cecut). The Japanese artist's project seeks to reveal the thread between the faculty of doing and the faculty of imagining, and is made up […]

June 1, 2021

Baja California has signs of possible COVID-19 resurgence

According to the general director of the National Center for Preventive Programs and Disease Control (Cenaprece), Ruy López Ridaura, Mexico has registered a reduction in the number of COVID-19 infections. He also affirmed that half of the states are under the green traffic light in the Epidemiological chart. Cases of the virus in Mexico have […]

May 31, 2021

Experience Veracruz, a Mexican tourist destination you must visit

Its splendid and captivating nature, with landscapes where the sea and the mountains, the jungle and the beach, mighty rivers and fertile fields converge, as well as history and modernity, make Veracruz one of the most chosen Mexican tourist destinations. Considered Mexico's gateway to the world, since this is where the Spaniards entered to form […]

May 31, 2021